Self-interest describes actions that are intended to result in personal gain. It comes with both pros and cons.

Perhaps the greatest of all human weaknesses, and certainly the most infuriating, is our tendency to think that what is good for us individually is good for everyone else as well — to mistake what is ...

The invisible hand is a concept that was coined by economist Adam Smith to illustrate hidden economic forces. The invisible hand is a metaphor that describes the unseen forces of self-interest that ...

The St James' Ethics Centre currently receives no government funding. It does however, receive donations. Simon Longstaff is a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant. The unfolding PwC scandal could ...